favor

service

Action aimable que l'on fait pour aider une autre personne.

En anglais simple : Something kind you do to help another person.

• Can you do me a favor?
• She did me a favor by feeding my cat.
• I owe him a favor after all his help.

Comment l'utiliser : do someone a favor (Could you do me a favor?); ask someone a favor (I need to ask you a favor.)

Synonymes : kindness, good turn

Expressions courantes : do a favor, ask a favor, return a favor, small favor

faveur, bienveillance

Approbation et soutien bienveillant de quelqu'un, notamment d'une personne influente.

En anglais simple : The approval and friendly support of someone, especially a person with power.

• He hoped to win the king’s favor.
• The minister fell out of favor after the scandal.
• Her honest advice earned her favor with the director.

Comment l'utiliser : find favor with someone (The proposal found favor with the council.)

Synonymes : approval, goodwill

Contraires : disfavor

Expressions courantes : win favor, lose favor, favor with someone

préférer, favoriser

Aimer ou choisir quelqu'un ou quelque chose davantage que les autres.

En anglais simple : To like or choose someone or something more than others.

• I favor the cheaper option.
• The coach was accused of favoring certain players.
• Most voters favored the plan to build a new park.

Comment l'utiliser : favor A over B (The manager favors experience over formal qualifications.)

Synonymes : prefer, support

Contraires : oppose

Expressions courantes : favor someone, favor an approach, favor something over something

ménager

Utiliser avec précaution une partie douloureuse ou blessée du corps pour réduire la douleur.

En anglais simple : To use a painful or injured part of your body carefully so it hurts less.

• He walked slowly, favoring his sore knee.
• She favored her left ankle throughout the match.
• Are you favoring that shoulder because it hurts?

Synonymes : spare, protect

Expressions courantes : favor a knee, favor a leg, favor an ankle

gratifier, honorer

Donner aimablement quelque chose à quelqu'un ou faire quelque chose pour lui, comme une attention particulière.

En anglais simple : To kindly give someone something or do something for them.

• Would you favor us with a reply?
• She favored the child with a warm smile.
• The singer favored the guests with one final song.

Comment l'utiliser : favor someone with something (Please favor us with a song.)

Synonymes : oblige

Expressions courantes : favor someone with something, favor us